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Michael Battle's Books of the Year
The Five People You Meet in Heaven, by Mitch Albom
The Life of Pi, by Yann Martel
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Michael Battle's Books of the Year
The Five People You Meet in Heaven, by Mitch Albom
The Life of Pi, by Yann Martel
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Voice of the Day: Saint Therese of Lisieux
What sweet joy to think that the Lord is just, that He takes into account our weakness, and knows perfectly the frailty of our nature.
- Saint Therese of Lisieux
from "The Little Way for Every Day: Thoughts from Therese of Lisieux"
Verse of the Day: 'Happy are those...'
Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord their God, who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them; who keeps faith forever; who executes justice for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets prisoners free; the Lord opens the eyes of the blind. The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down; the Lord loves the righteous. The Lord watches over the strangers; he upholds the [...]
Verse of the Day: 'Happy are those...'
Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord their God, who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them; who keeps faith forever; who executes justice for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets prisoners free; the Lord opens the eyes of the blind. The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down; the Lord loves the righteous. The Lord watches over the strangers; he upholds the [...]
Brian McLaren's Books of the Year
Brian McLaren's Books of the Year
Verse of the Day: "The Heart of the Contrite"
For thus says the high and lofty one who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with those who are contrite and humble in spirit, to revive the heart of the contrite. For I will not continually accuse, nor will I always be angry; for then the spirits would grow faint before me, even the souls that I have made.
- Isaiah 57:15-16
Verse of the Day: "The Heart of the Contrite"
For thus says the high and lofty one who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with those who are contrite and humble in spirit, to revive the heart of the contrite. For I will not continually accuse, nor will I always be angry; for then the spirits would grow faint before me, even the souls that I have made.
- Isaiah 57:15-16
Voice of the Day: Robert F. Kennedy
Let no one be discouraged by the belief there is nothing one man or one woman can do against the enormous array of the world's ills, against misery and ignorance, injustice and violence. ... Few will have the greatness to bend history itself, but each of us can work to change a small portion of events, and in the total of all those acts will be written the history of our generation.
- Robert F. Kennedy
Voice of the Day: Saint Gregory of Nyssa
"O inexpressible mystery and unheard paradox: the Invisible is seen, the Intangible is touched , the eternal Word becomes accessible to our speech, the Timeless steps into time, the Son of God becomes the Son of Man!"
- Saint Gregory of Nyssa
Tony Jones' Books of the Year
The Things they Carried, by Tim O'Brien
One Hundred Years of Solitude, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Karen McKim: 'Twas the War Before Christmas
Fed up with the so-called "War on Christmas" craziness? One of our readers decided to fight back - with poetry:
'Twas the month before Christmas; with anticipation,
I'd prayed to be peaceful, I'd felt adoration.
The Good News was soon to be shouted out loud.
The Wonder, the Joy, would dispel every cloud.
The [...]
Tony Jones' Books of the Year
The Things they Carried, by Tim O'Brien
One Hundred Years of Solitude, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Verse of the Day: "Bless Those Who Persecute You"
Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly; do not claim to be wiser than you are. Do not repay evil for evil, but take thought for what is noble in the sight of all. If it is possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.
Voice of the Day: Martin Luther King Jr.
Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.
- Martin Luther King Jr.
Karen McKim: 'Twas the War Before Christmas
Fed up with the so-called "War on Christmas" craziness? One of our readers decided to fight back - with poetry:
'Twas the month before Christmas; with anticipation,
I'd prayed to be peaceful, I'd felt adoration.
The Good News was soon to be shouted out loud.
The Wonder, the Joy, would dispel every cloud.
The [...]
Verse of the Day: "Bless Those Who Persecute You"
Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly; do not claim to be wiser than you are. Do not repay evil for evil, but take thought for what is noble in the sight of all. If it is possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.
Verse of the Day: Suffering and Patience
As an example of suffering and patience, beloved, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. Indeed we call blessed those who showed endurance. You have heard of the endurance of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, how the Lord is compassionate and merciful.
- James 5:10-11
Voice of the Day: Brother Roger of Taize
Where would we be today if certain women, men, young people, and also children had not arisen at moments when the human family seemed destined for the worst? They did not say: "Let things take their course!" Beyond the confrontations between persons, peoples, and spiritual families, they prepared a way of trusting. Their lives bear witness to the fact that human beings have not been created for hopelessness.
- Brother Roger of Taize
from [...]